Iran - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Iran was 10.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 23.84 in 1975, while its lowest value was 9.24 in 2013.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 10.52
1961 10.47
1962 10.28
1963 11.11
1964 12.50
1965 14.36
1966 14.83
1967 15.25
1968 15.76
1969 16.72
1970 17.39
1971 18.68
1972 19.23
1973 17.28
1974 21.08
1975 23.84
1976 21.43
1977 20.35
1978 23.32
1979 19.76
1980 21.03
1981 21.45
1982 18.48
1983 16.24
1984 15.11
1985 15.90
1986 15.24
1987 14.35
1988 15.03
1989 11.98
1990 10.85
1991 10.28
1992 9.71
1993 14.23
1994 14.35
1995 14.25
1996 12.37
1997 11.59
1998 13.05
1999 11.82
2000 12.93
2001 12.87
2002 11.72
2003 11.42
2004 11.24
2005 12.08
2006 12.47
2007 9.48
2008 10.05
2009 11.18
2010 10.80
2011 9.62
2012 9.46
2013 9.24
2014 10.28
2015 12.70
2016 13.32
2017 13.43
2018 12.25
2019 11.61
2020 10.77

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts